Log skidding and loading hoist



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R. J. WINSTON LOG SKIDDING AND LOADING HOIST Filed April 13, 1936' 3 Sheets-Sheet l Aug. 3, 1937;

R. J. WINSTON v LOG SKIDDING AND LOADING HOIST Filed April 13, 1936 s Sheets-Sheet 2 Aug" 3, 1937. R. J: WINSTON 3 LOG SKIDDING AND LOADING HOIST Filed April 13,1956

3 Sheets sheet 3 10 the logs towards Patented Aug. 3, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE aosaszs U I LOG snmnme AND LOADING Hors'r Roy .L Winston, Toledo, Oreg. g 7 Application April 12, 1936. sen-aim. 74,054

'7 Claims. (01. 214-653) This invention relates to loading hoists and is particularly adapted to be used in connection with logging trucks for pulling in logsfrom distant points to the truck and hoisting the same 5 upon the truck and trailer.

The primary object of the invention is to provide for log loading devicesthat will work in combination with log hauling trucks and trailers, requiring no other outside mechanism for hauling the truck from'the surrounding territory, andthen hoisting the logs upon the truck and trailer, all by acompact unit mounted upon the truck itself. a

Another object of the invention is to provide a hoisting mechanism that can be folded out of the way in transportation without removing the same from the truck.

A still further object of the invention is toprovide hoisting drums that can be driven from the 20 power take-off provided on all trucks.

These and other incidental objects will be apparent in the following specification and claims.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a logging truck and trailer, having my new and improved hoisting mechanism in combination therewith. In this View the logs arebeing skidded towards the truck from the surrounding territory prior to loading.

Figure 1A is a sectional view of another preferred form of the hoisting drum.

30 Figure 2 is a side elevation of the truck and trailer shown in Figure l.

Figure 3 is a detailed fragmentary view of the hoisting drum taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2, looking in the direction indicated.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary plan view of the truck and trailer illustrating the hoisting mechanism hoisting the logs upon the truck and trailer.

Figure 5 is a sectional view of the mechanism 40 employed for mounting and pivotally supporting the hoisting boom.

Figure 6 is a fragmentary detailed view of the goose-neck. employed at the upper end of the boom for securing the cable block.

5 In the drawings: The conventional truck is shown at I, having the usual trailer 2 connected thereto by the tongue 3. A log supporting bunk 4 is pivotally mounted by the king-pin 5 tothe base plate 6 mounted upon the frame of the 50 truck I. The tongue 3 of the trailer is pivotally mounted to the bunk 4 at 8, having chains 9 for holding the bunk 4 in line with the trailer movement so that the logs will lie upon the bunk without twisting. Ahoisting boom l0, having its lower 55 ends turned at right angles forming the portion secured to any anchorage at the-boom ||l so that it may swivel therein. The. drum 24 is driven by the shaft 28 within the housling 29. The

l is journaled within the bearings |2 of the bunk 4. Suitable retaining collars |3 are fixedly mounted to the portion ll of the boom by the bolts M for holding the boom in hinged relation to the bunk i. The boom is held in any position 5 relation to the vertical position in'a direction parallel to the axis of the truck and the trailer by the supporting brace l5. This brace is fixed to the boom through the mediumof the collar, ll, while the other end is secured to. the fastening 10 means IS on the truck. A guy wire may be a distant point from the truck-for guying or holding the boom against the action of the cable 2| pulling the legs 22 from any distant point towards the truck. The guy wire 20 is secured to the collar 23 of the boom. The cable 2| is trained about the drum 24 and threaded through the block 25 whichis secured to-the goose-neck 26 by clevis 21. The goose-neck 26 is pivotally mounted within the upper end of housing 29 is mounted by brackets 30 to the truck. 'A worm housing 3| contains a worm wheel and a worm for .driving the shaft 28. Dotted position shows a propeller shaft 32 which leads to the transmission power take ofi 33 of the motor of the truck. I do not want to be limited to this type of hoist as any suitable hoist may be used.

When the truck reaches the vicinity of the logs, the logs may be at a distant point from where the truck is about to be loaded. Thecable 2| is taken to the point where the logs are located, and anchored to the log, the drum 24 then pulls the log toward the truck as shown in Figure 1. When sufficient logs have been skidded tothe truck, they are ready to be loaded upon the truck and trailer.

Referring to Figure 4, an additional cable 34 trained about the drum 35 and threaded through the block 25 is provided. The cable 2| is wrapped about one end of the log while the cable 34 is wrapped about the opposite end of the log. Their ends 34A have hooks 34B anchored to either the bunks 4 and I8 or to the already loaded logs. Skids 36 are provided for rolling the logs up on the bunks 4 and Hi. The boom I0 is mounted on the side of the truck, as illustrated, sothat the logs can be loaded on the bunks without any interference. The drums 24 and 35 are also mounted towards one side of the truck so as to be in line with the block 25.

In case that it is desired to load from the opposite side of the truck, the bunk 4 may be revolved on its pivot pin 5 bringing the boom ID on the opposite side of the truck. In order to transfer the drums 24 and 35, the nut 21 is removed from the end of the shaft 28 allowing the drums 24 and 35 to be removed and placed on the opposite end 38 of the shaft 28.

Referring to Figure 1A which shows a modified drum structure. In this instance a round shaft 40 is used with a squared end portion 40a. Upon this shaft and loosely with regard thereto are mounted the drums 4| and 42. At each end of the drums is an arm 43 having a boss 44 in which is slidably mounted a catch 45 having a manipulating head 46. This catch registers with one or more apertures in the sides of the drums, and when inserted in such apertures causes 'such drums to rotate with the shaft, and when removed therefrom permits the shaft to rotate free- 1y of the drums or vice versa. Screws 41, engage springs 48 and balls 49 which in turn, engage the "catches and can be threaded down to hold the catches in either seated or unseated positions relative to the apertures in the drums. One arm is keyed to the shaft 40 at 43a, while the other arm'is provided with a squared portion 40b for detaching it from the end portion 40a of the shaft 40.

From the foregoing it can be readily understood that no outside equipment is necessary and that the mechanism used with my invention is of a simple nature, and I do not wish to be limited to 'this particular embodiment of this invention as shown, as the mechanism may be slightly modified still coming Within the scope of the claims which follow.

Having described my invention, I claim- 1. A log skidding and loading hoist, in combination with a log trailer: and a truck provided with a pivoted bunk, a boom pivotally mounted to the bunk and positionable in varying positions between horizontal and vertical positions, a swiveled gooseneck at the free end of the boom having a swivel connection therewith, a block attached to the gooseneck, cables passing through the block and employed for yarding and loading logs, and means upon which the cables wind and unwind. 5

2. The invention set forth in claim 1 in which the last mentioned means comprise a driven shaft, and a pair of drums.

3. The invention set forth in claim 1 in which the last mentioned means comprise a shaft and i0 a pair of drums mountable to either end of the shaft.

4. The invention as set forth in claim 1 in which the last mentioned means comprise a shaft and drums freely mountable upon either 15 end of the shaft, and means for securing either drum rigidly to such shaft.

5. A log skidding and loading hoist, including a truck, a trailer having swinging connection with the truck, a bunk mounted on and for rela- 20 tive swinging movement with respect to the truck, means for maintaining a relatively fixed relation between the bunk and trailer to permit utilization of the bunk and trailer as log supporting elements, a boom having a lateral end portion supported for rotative movement in the bunk, means for holding the boom at a desired inclination relative to the bunk and trailer, and a hauling cable led through and guided bythe free end 0 of the boom.

6. A construction as defined in claim 5, wherein the boom is of a length exceeding the width of the truck body and wherein the lateral end of the boom is of the full length of the bunk.

'7. A construction as defined in claim 5, where- ROY J. WINSTON. 

